Rather-Be-Shopping.comRather-Be-Shopping.comThe idea behind this blog is to save you a few bucks with online coupons, get out of debt , and live frugally. Articles
Should Retailers Target Low Income Markets?
2007-09-11 11:02:00 The United States is the land of personal freedom and liberties. With this freedom comes a catch, and that is, you are held responsible for your actions. You may be a teenage boy, who lives in a low-income urban area with a ‘Colt 45′ beer billboard on your street. Whether you then choose to buy ... More About: Markets , Income , Target , Tail , Retailers
The Lamest, Stupidest, Waste of Time and Money
2007-09-10 21:14:00 I keep seeing these cell phone “text to win” commercials on cable TV the last few months and I dispise them so much they are making me really angry. Do people actually do these? They appear to cost around $1.99 each and they typically go like this, “Text Game A or Game B to 75643 to be ... More About: Rants , Money , Time , Waste , Lame
Work Hard & Work Smart
2007-09-10 18:37:00 Growing up, I always remember people telling me, remember Kyle, “work smart, not hard.” I always thought that sounded like wise advice and kept those words buried shallow in my sub-conscious. Today, I am 33 years old and the father of three children and have a very different take on that advice. As my kids ... More About: Work , Smart , Productivity , Hard
A Little Shout Out?
2007-09-08 12:08:00 This shout out goes to Mike and Tish at BlogsWeLuv.com. A couple days ago they posted ‘10 Questions with Kyle of Rather Be Shopping’ and featured it on their homepage. Cool! Thanks guys. I really enjoy checking out their site. Being new to this whole blogging thing, it is fun to read about all the blogs out their ... More About: Litt , Shout
How To Make Some Money on eBay
2007-09-07 22:58:00 “Where are you going with that?”, I asked my wife as she was carrying some boxes out of our daughter’s room. “Taking it to the Salvation Army” was her reply. “Um, not so fast Speedy Gonzales, let me take a looksie.” Turns out she was about to give away some barely worn clothing plus a ‘Classic Winnie ... More About: Personal Finance , Money , Ebay , Make , Some
Review: 90th Festival of Frugality
2007-09-07 00:26:00 Figuring Out This Carnival Thing. So I have come to find a thing called blog “carnivals” and “festivals”. Folks submit their best blog posts on a range of different topics and the host puts them together and makes sense of them all. They are hosted by a new blogger typically every week. Sounds like a lot ... More About: Carnivals , Review , Festival , Frugality , Ality
How I Got Out Of Credit Card Debt
2007-09-06 20:08:00 As I mentioned in an earlier post, 6 years ago I was in credit card debt up to my eyeballs. At my rock bottom, I made a vow to restore my financial well-being as well as to insure my family’s security. This vow was unwavering, which it had to be if I was going to be ... More About: Personal Finance , Credit Card Debt , Card , Credit , Debt
Top 10 Personal Finance Blogs
2007-09-05 22:42:00 Just 6 short years ago I had over $60,000 in credit card debt for a variety of VERY bad financial and personal decisions. Thanks to blogs like these I was able to learn the correct way to get out of debt and how to establish solid credit once again. This is my 3rd installment of blogs ... More About: Personal , Personal Finance , Finance , Blogs , Sona
Labor Day Was Too Much Work
2007-09-04 22:08:00 My wife and I traveled to my parents cabin located in Truckee, CA, in the Sierra Nevada’s with our 3 kids and had a great labor day weekend. My Dad and I actually painted the cabin and still had some time to play a little golf and do some swimming with the kids. It was not until the ... More About: Humor , Work , Labor
Early September Coupons
2007-09-04 21:26:00 Over the last few days I have been given a bunch of great new coupons for Sept ember . Here is a list of a few coupons that caught my eye: JCPenney.com - Free Shipping on $49 or more, Coupon Code: HOMEV - Expires 9/12/07. American Eagle.com - Save 15% Off your Entire purchase, Coupon Code: 67142073 - Expires ... More About: Coupons , Early , Earl
How To Reduce Your Summer Cooling Bill
2007-09-04 19:08:00 I know some people who seem to run their AC all day and all night and wonder why their PG&E bill is over $600 per month all summer long. Here are some tips to reduce your cooling bill: 1- If you don’t have a whole-house fan yet, install one! They are fantastic, we had one put in ... More About: Summer , Reduce , Cooling , Bill
My Old Man: Frugal, Cheap, or Just Strange?
2007-08-31 19:51:00 I have to preface this by saying my Dad grew up on a farm in Nebraska with no running water. I think they did have electricity when he got a bit older. Here are some of his conservation techniques: - He puts a brick in the back of the toilet tank so he does not waste water when flushing. - He puts a five gallon bucket in the shower and when it gets filled he uses the water in the bucket to water his garden. (I am not kidding!!!) - He gets in the shower and then turns the water on. Once he is wet, he turns the water off, soaps up, then turns the water back on to rinse off. I don’t think he has had a warm shower since 1986. - As a kid, I can remember him constantly going around the house turning off light switches that were not being used by anyone. Funny thing is, I find myself doing this now when my kids leave the lights on. - He has a wood burning stove and the furnace is NEVER to be turned on. He will sit in his living room and read the paper with a heavy sweatshirt on dur... More About: Strange , Cheap , Frugal , Range , Tran
10 Frugal Summer Fun Ideas
2007-08-30 22:30:00 As I mentioned earlier, having 3 kids and living on a tight budget, you have to come up with some affordable ways to get out of the house during the summertime and have some fun as a family. So here are some tips that my wife and I either came up with, or were given to us by friends. All of these tips are either free or cost very little to do. 1- Barnes and Noble Storytime. Our local B&N has a free storytime every Saturday morning and evening. Typically a very engaging person reads a story to the kids, often with a guitar or some other instruments and the kids love it. Totally free. Once the story is over let your child pick out some books and find a quiet corner to read to them or let them try and read. Always fun. 2- Local Parks. We are lucky that the town we live in has some very nice parks, often shady, where the kids can run around and play. Great way to let them burn off some energy and meet some new friends. One of the parks in our town, called Kids Kingdom, even has a w... More About: Ideas , Summer , Frugal
Today’s Top Online Coupons
2007-08-30 16:51:00 Here are some great money saving coupons that I wanted to pass along: JCPenney.com Free Shipping on your $49 or more order for Labor Day Weekend Coupon Code: WPFS4LD Expiration: 9/05/07 Eddie Bauer.com Save $20 Off your $100 or more order Coupon Code: AFHO7 Expiration: 9/03/07 Finishline.com Get 15% Taken Off your $60 or more order Coupon Code: 140387 Expiration: 9/30/07 Shutterfly.com Get 15% Taken Off your Photo Prints order Coupon Code: 29AF-PT08 Expiration: 9/12/07 I have a ton of coupons expiring tomorrow night (8/31) and will be replacing them over the weekend with new offers. Early next week I will have a post with some new great coupons for September. More About: Today , Coupons , Online
Blog Post Review Day, Vol. I
2007-08-29 22:18:00 Here is some great reading, mainly because it focuses on posts that were not written by me, but rather by some very talented bloggers. This is a new section dedicated to blogs and blog posts that I discovered this week and found to be either creative or interesting, Most have to do with money saving tips and frugality. (2 of my favorite topics!) Drum roll please…… 1- Are You Falling Into These 4 Frugality Traps? posted at Personal Finance Blog - This is a great post on the value of thinking of frugality in terms of the future. Example, is it better to spend more on a product now if it will last you longer. My wife and I always have this conversation when it come to things like which washing machine to buy or what we should spend on clothing for the kids. 2- Going Green and Frugal posted at Unclaimed Money - Nice concise article on the words “going green” and their connotation is much more popular than the term “frugal”. Truth is both words sho... More About: Review , Post
Chuck E. Cheese Coupons For The Family
2007-08-29 20:21:00 Last week I took my 5 year old son and 2 year old daughter to our local Chuck E. Cheese and we really had a great time. It is a new location and still quite clean, the old one in our town was pretty nasty and everything you touched seem to stick to your hand! So my wife was hosting Bunco at our house and I had been planning this outing for a while. In anticipation I tried to find some Chuck E. Cheese coupons to help us save some money and found some, yeah! The coupon I used gave us a large pizza, 3 drinks and 30 tokens for $19.99, a pretty reasonable expense for a fun outing. Here are a couple links I used to get our Chuck E. Cheese coupon. Just print them out and you are good to go. Coupon #1 and Coupon #2 Go early if you can, dinner at around 5 pm seems to be about right. We were a little later than that and there was a birthday party going on as well as a baseball team party, it was a little crowded. Say hi to Chuck for me. More About: Family , Coupons , The Family
7 Ways To Reduce Monthly Costs Right NOW!
2007-08-27 23:00:00 1- Lower your Cable or Satellite subscription package. I have done this in the past and it can easily reduce your bill by $10 to $15 a month. Do you really need Hallmark Channel and Discovery Channel Kids? 2- Vending Machines. Don’t use them. Habit of a drink and snack at work everyday from the vending machine can cost you up to $2.50 a day or $50 a month. Instead, buy what you like at Costco and bring some in every week and leave them in your desk for your snack. 3- Memberships. Do you have a gym membership or DVD membership that you don’t use regularly. If so, analyze them to determine if you are getting your money’s worth, if not, give them the axe. 4- Coffee. Do you drive through your local Starbucks or Dutch Bros. every morning or your way to work to grab a Non-Fat Vanilla Venti Latte, with a sprinkle of nutmeg? At about $3.50 a drink, that will cost you around $70 per month. Instead, brew your own and use a stainless steel travelers mug to take it with you.... More About: Reduce , Costs , Month , Right Now , Mont
Top 10 Frugal Living Blogs
2007-08-27 20:57:00 My wife is a stay-at-home mom and we have 3 children ranging from 5 years old to 3 months, so I have a little experience with living on a tight budget! Over the past year or so I have found some frugal living blogs that have some great advice and I have taken a lot of information from them and used it in my own life. I thought it was about time I sat down and put pen to paper (or fingers to keys) and talked about my ten favorite frugal living blogs that I visit often. Please let me know if you have any other great blogs that belong on this list and I will add another section. So here we go…… 1- A Frugal Living Blog by a Frugal Guy - This guy’s blog is a no-nonsense approach to the benefits of living a frugal life. I have taken a lot of advice from him. I like the fact that he preaches the advantages of living a frugal life by choice and thus being able to pursue your financial goals much more aggressively. He has a great sense of humor as well, one of my fav... More About: Blogs
Travel With Expedia Coupons
2007-08-26 18:32:00 Expedia coupons are another topic of interest on my site. With a family of 5 I have been able to save quite a bit of money using Expedia coupons and going through the Expedia website to book our travel plans. Here are their current offers: Expedia.com Get $25 taken off Hertz Leisure Weekend Car Rentals - CLICK HERE Coupon Code: 100332 Expiration: 9/30/07 Save 30% off San Francisco Hotels - CLICK HERE Coupon Code: None Needed Expiration: 9/10/07 Get Las Vegas Hotels for Only $40 Per Night - CLICK HERE Coupon Code: None Needed Expiration: 9/11/07 Whether it is for airfare, hotel rooms, or a rental car, their coupons can always save me a bit extra. Here are some tips on using Expedia coupons as well as their weekly specials: 1- The cool thing about Expedia is that they tap into the same comprehensive reservation system used by professional travel agents so you can feel comfortable that you are getting a solid deal. My best tip is to always check out their Weekly Travel Bargains sec... More About: Coupons , Expedia
Searching For Eddie Bauer Coupons? Look No Further
2007-08-25 22:10:00 I will update this post with new Eddie Bauer Coupons as I receive them. One of my favorite clothing stores is Eddie Bauer.com. Here are the coupons I currently have, just click on the coupon and you will be taken directly to Eddie Bauer.com. Here we go: Eddie Bauer.com Save $20 Off your $100 or more order ... More About: Clothing , Apparel , Searching
Love Your Pets, Just Not At Full Price!
2007-08-24 22:31:00 My wife and three kids own a couple dogs, a 2 year old Basset Hound named Bo (this picture is of Bo!) and a 4 year old Golden Retriever named Annie. Annie has grown into a great family dog and is great with the kids, even our 3 month old little girl. Bo, who was ... More About: Love , Pets , Coupons , Price , Full
JCPenney Coupons - The Inside Tip
2007-08-24 19:36:00 My JCPenne y coupons are some of the most used and requested coupons on Rather-Be-Shopping.com. The reason for this is due to not only the popularity of JCPenney.com, but also to the great promotions they offer online. Here is a list of current coupons: JCPenney.com Free Shipping on your $99 or more order from Bed/Bath, Wondow Coverings, Home Accents, Housewares and ... More About: Coupons , Inside
Beware?Bargain Tip Headed Your Way
2007-08-24 01:41:00 Watch out for falling dollars and confused salespeople. Well, falling dollars at least. One of the best tips that I’ve been using for a few years now is to just ask for a better price. Sometimes All You Gotta Do Is Ask. Now this probably won’t work at the grocery store if you ask for ... More About: Bargain , Beware
Silver 2GB Apple iPod Nano for $99
2007-08-24 00:02:00 While supplies last: Apple Store.com is selling a refurbished 2 GB Silver iPod Nano for only $99 + FREE Shipping. It comes with the same cool stuff: earphones, USB Cable, Dock Adapter. The Nano only weights 1.41 ounces and holds up to 500 songs and goes through Apple’s renowned refurbishment process prior to sale. They back ... More About: Electronics , Ipod , Ipod nano
Bread, Milk, Bon-Bons, Go To Bank, and Print
2007-08-23 19:54:00 Now here is a cool product called the SmartShopper that lets you make your shopping or errand list without ever having to write something down. The Smart Shopper has voice recognition so you just say the item and presto it is added to the LCD screen and your list. Once you finish your list just ... More About: Reviews , Milk , Print , Bread , Bank
30% Off Coupon At Footlocker.com
2007-08-23 17:53:00 This morning I was given a Footlocker coupon good for 30% off your entire order. It is called a friends and family coupon and they give it out a couple times a year. It expires on Sunday night, August 26th. Here are the details: Footlocker.com 30% Off your ENTIRE order Coupon Code: LKS1CP87 Footlocker.com also has a Clearance Sale ... More About: Clothing , Apparel , Coupons , Lock
Top 5 Reasons Why I Will Not Shop At Wal-Mart!
2007-08-22 20:00:00 Without further ado, here are my 5 top reasons why I will never shop at Wal-Mart again. Drumroll Please…… 5- At least 37 checkout aisles and only 3 white lights are on. 4- Aisles so narrow 2 shopping carts cannot pass each other without swapping paint. 3- Ask employee where something is and end up wandering around for 15 ... More About: Humor , Rants , Wal-Mart , Shop
Looking for American Eagle Coupons?
2007-08-22 19:13:00 Looking for American Eagle Coupons ? I am getting a lot of email recently from folks looking for coupons for AE.com, so I thought this post would clear up some issues and give you the inside scoop on American Eagle. American Eagle Outfitters.com is one of the most popular clothing stores online right now. They are probably my favorite clothing ... More About: Clothing , Apparel
5 Easy Tips When Using Online Coupons
2007-08-22 16:50:00 1- Find The Coupon. Along with Rather-Be-Shopping.com, there are dozens of other good online coupon websites you can use. Also, if all else fails, go to Google.com and enter “#store name# coupons” and that will usually bring more great results. 2- Enter The Coupon. This can get a little tricky as each online retailer is different ... More About: Tips , Coupons , Online , Easy
Back-To-School Bargain Tips
More articles from this author:2007-08-21 18:55:00 It was a proud day for me yesterday, I took my 5 year old to his first day of Kindergarten. He clenched my hand with all his might as we parked and walked across the parking lot to his new classroom. You could tell it was a hard morning for him and he would have ... More About: Tips , School , Bargain , Back , Back to School 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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